Society guideline links: Barrett's esophagus

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Gastroesophageal reflux in adults" and "Society guideline links: Gastroesophageal reflux in children" and "Society guideline links: Esophageal cancer".)

United States

●American College of Gastroenterology (ACG): Clinical guideline on the diagnosis and management of Barrett's esophagus, update (2022)

●American Gastroenterological Association (AGA): Clinical practice update on endoscopic treatment of Barrett's esophagus with dysplasia and/or early cancer – Expert review (2020)

●American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE): Guideline on screening and surveillance of Barrett's esophagus (2019)

●ASGE: Guideline on endoscopic eradication therapy for patients with Barrett's esophagus-associated dysplasia and intramucosal cancer (2018)

●ASGE and ACG: Development of quality indicators for endoscopic eradication therapies in Barrett's esophagus – The TREAT-BE (Treatment with Resection and Endoscopic Ablation Techniques for Barrett’s Esophagus) Consortium (2017)

●Gastrointestinal Pathology Society (GIPS): Recommendations on the use of ancillary stains in the diagnosis of Barrett esophagus and Barrett esophagus-associated dysplasia (2017)

●AGA: Clinical practice update on the diagnosis and management of low-grade dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus (2016)

Europe

●European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE): Position statement on endoscopic management of Barrett's esophagus (2017)

●ESGE: Guideline on endoscopic submucosal dissection (2015)

United Kingdom

●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Guideline on Barrett's oesophagus and stage 1 oesophageal adenocarcinoma – Monitoring and management (2023)

●NICE: Interventional procedures guidance on balloon cryoablation for Barrett's oesophagus (2020)

●British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (AUGIS): Quality standards in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy – A position statement (2017)

●BSG: Revised recommendation on the diagnosis and management of Barrett's oesophagus with low-grade dysplasia (2017)

•BSG: Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of Barrett's oesophagus, update (2015)

•BSG: Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of Barrett's esophagus (2013)

●BSG: Asia-Pacific consensus on the management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease – An update focusing on refractory reflux disease and Barrett's oesophagus (2016)

●NICE: Interventional procedures guidance on endoscopic radiofrequency ablation for Barrett's oesophagus with low-grade dysplasia or no dysplasia (2014)

●BSG: Consensus statements for management of Barrett's dysplasia and early-stage esophageal adenocarcinoma, based on a Delphi process (2012)

Australia–New Zealand

●Choosing Wisely Australia: Do not perform a follow-up endoscopy less than three years after two consecutive findings of no dysplasia from endoscopies with appropriate four quadrant biopsies for patients diagnosed with Barrett's oesophagus (2016)

●Australian clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Barrett's esophagus and early esophageal adenocarcinoma (2015)

Japan

●[In English] Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES): Endoscopic submucosal dissection/endoscopic mucosal resection guidelines for esophageal cancer (2020)

●[In Japanese] JGES: ESD/EMR guidelines for esophageal cancer (2020)